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ICJ listens to Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar regarding Rohingya Muslims

ICJ listens to Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar regarding Rohingya Muslims

International Court of Justice Ignored Amid Ongoing Conflicts The ongoing situation in Iran and President Trump’s push for Greenland have overshadowed critical cases currently being heard at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Gambia initiated a case against Myanmar last week, accusing its government of committing genocide against the Rohingya people, a minority group […]

A kidnapped Chinese actor, a scam gang, and a very public rescue operation | Myanmar

Wang Shin was going to a casting meeting with a Thai film producer. According to Thai police, the 22-year-old Chinese actor, also known by his stage name Sing Sing, was communicating on WeChat with people believed to be Chinese employees of a major Thai entertainment company. One of them met him at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, […]

Indian Christians Say Hindu Nationalist Government Falsely Brands Them ‘Illegal’ to ‘Deport’ to Myanmar

Christian tribes in India’s restive northern state of Manipur claim Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government has wrongly classified them as “illegal immigrants” and could “deport them” to neighboring Myanmar. ing. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said, claimed On Wednesday, the administration announced that it had identified 5,457 “illegal immigrants” in Manipur and […]

Masked Gunmen Shoot Catholic Priest During Church Service in Myanmar

On Friday morning, two masked gunmen entered St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Monyingyin town, Myanmar, during a church service and fired a volley of shots at the parish priest, Father Paul Kwi Shane Aung. Aoun was attacked three times but survived. Witnesses said the priest had just finished reading a Bible verse when gunmen burst […]

Julie Bishop ‘deeply honoured’ to be appointed UN special envoy for Myanmar | Julie Bishop

Former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has been appointed UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ special envoy for Myanmar, the world body has announced. Mr Bishop, who is president of the Australian National University, will take up the UN role which has been vacant since June last year when Singaporean diplomat Noelene Heiser resigned. The United Nations […]